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William Hill Challenge Series Irish EBF Beginners Steeplechase
2m3½f, Chase, 4yo+, €9,000, 13 runners
Winning time 5m 16.00s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›No Looking Back heads our ratings on 124, four pounds better than Lisnagar Fortune, and that edge looks worth backing over a testing 20 furlongs on soft ground in a field of 13. Lisnagar Fortune is the chief danger on 120, while Mullaghgloss and Long Branch, both rated 116, are the other principal threats and sit a further four pounds back. With Arcland also on 116 and Chase The Moon just 1 lb behind on 115, No Looking Back gets the nod as our selection.
Result
P J O'Hanlon
Ian Patrick Donoghue
Close up early - 2nd at halfway - went to the front before 2 out - pushed along before the last - stayed on gamely to hold on and win
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
central early and veered right at obstacles - clumsy at the 4th - sixth at the halfway point - error 4 out - moved up to challenge the front runner before 2 out - scrappy 2 out - driven before the last - stayed on well on the run-in to finish second
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins
up with the front rank early - went to the front at the 3rd - jumped untidily 3 out then collared before 2 out - faded under urging before the last - stayed on at an even rate on the run-in to finish 3rd
Sean Flanagan
Seamus Neville
Sent forward from the outset but soon settled at the back - 8th at halfway - made ground after 3 out under urging - driven before the last - kept on late to finish 4th
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins
prominent early behind the front runner - clumsy at 2nd and blundered 8th - shaken up after 3 out - jumped awkwardly 2 out and faded before the last - never a threat in 5th
Alex Harvey
John McConnell
Held up at the back early - made ground after the 8th and moved into 4th before 2 out under urging - niggled by the rider before the last then clumsy jumping it - tired on the run-in to finish 6th
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell
Raced in the pack's middle - sluggish at the third - under pressure after 3 out then faded before 2 out - error at the last - finished 7th well adrift
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Always at the back - detached from halfway - finished 8th and a long way adrift
Philip Donovan
A. Slattery
Up with the pace early - sloppy at several obstacles - under pressure after 4 out - dropped out tamely after 3 out and finished well adrift in 9th
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan
Towards the back early with a serious error at the 1st - lost ground at the 3rd and last thereafter - another error 3 out - pulled up ahead of 2 out
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins
missed the break - raced in the pack before a major error at the 8th - pulled up after jumping it
Jordan Gainford
Gavin Cromwell
towards rear throughout - eased and pulled up before 2 out
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Went to the front early - jumped sluggishly and passed by 3rd - dropped back after 7th - tiring before 4 out and clumsy there - tailed off and pulled up after the third last
Racecard
Jordan Gainford
Gavin Cromwell 4/26
Arcland was third last time out and a winner three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, but 44 days off and 166 lb are hurdles to clear. Our rating of 116 ranks him fifth of 13, a midfield profile.
- Sire
- Arcano (IRE)
- Dam
- Highland Diva (IRE) by Selkirk
- Owner
- Exors Of The Late E Blaney
- Foaled
- 16 Apr 2016
- Stable
- Navan, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 26 runs (15%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Paul Townend
W. P. Mullins 2/20
Caher Roes Den arrives in decent heart, a third last time out and a winner two starts back, and he has run on today's going before, but he carries 166 lb and the patchy form behind that win, including a pulled up, makes him hard to fancy. Our rating has him 11th of 13.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Douglas Park (IRE) by Definite Article
- Owner
- R S Brookhouse
- Foaled
- 12 Jun 2018
- Stable
- Muine Bheag, Co Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 2 wins from 20 runs (10%)
- Trainer running to form
- 41%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
Tiernan Power Roche
P J Rothwell 0/20
Chase The Moon won twice in his last five starts, but a ninth last time out and a 204-day absence temper the appeal, while he has run on today's going and the yard is 0/23 lately. Top weight of 166 lb adds to the task, and our rating has him sixth of 13.
- Sire
- Sea Moon (GB)
- Dam
- One Fine Day (IRE) by Choisir
- Owner
- David Lestrange
- Foaled
- 7 May 2021
- Stable
- Tinahely, Co Wicklow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 20 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 115
Danny Mullins
Anthony Mullins 0/2
Hesasmoothoperator is hard to fancy after being pulled up last time out, with a sixth two starts back and no win in his last four starts. That said, he has run over today's trip and going, was second four starts back, and a quick 15-day turnaround suggests he is fit, though 166 lb is a big burden.
- Sire
- Califet (FR)
- Dam
- Zihuatanejo Breeze (IRE) by Old Vic
- Owner
- Shawshank Syndicate
- Foaled
- 28 May 2018
- Stable
- Gowran, Co Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne 0/2
King In Love was a third four starts back but has faded since, with a seventh last time out, and he returns after 167 days off. He has run over today's trip and going and carries 166 lb, yet he is winless in his last five starts.
- Sire
- Choeur Du Nord (FR)
- Dam
- Reine Du Bal (FR) by King's Best
- Owner
- Eoin A Barry
- Foaled
- 11 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Conna, Co. Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 7/34
Kir has a winner five starts back and a third three starts back, but he has faded to a sixth and then a ninth since, and returns after 220 days off carrying 166 lb. He has run over today's trip and going, though our rating of 111 only ranks him eighth of 13.
- Sire
- Muhtathir (GB)
- Dam
- Souris Blanche (FR) by Saint Des Saints
- Owner
- Mrs Liz Prowting
- Foaled
- 6 May 2020
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 34 runs (21%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 111
Alex Harvey
John McConnell 0/17
Lisnagar Fortune has been well beaten in his last five starts, but he has run over today's trip and going and is rated 120 by us, second of 13, so he looks a leading danger off an official mark of 118. The risk is a poor recent form line, with a pulled up two starts back and no better than a seventh in the others.
- Sire
- Soldier Of Fortune (IRE)
- Dam
- Asta Belle (FR) by Astarabad
- Owner
- Lisnagar Fortune Partnership
- Foaled
- 23 May 2018
- Stable
- Stamullen, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 17 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 18%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Sean Flanagan
Seamus Neville 0/1
Long Branch has been consistent, finishing fourth last time out, another fourth two starts back and second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, with our rating of 116 ranking him fourth of 13. The one concern is a 171-day absence, with 166 lb to carry adding to the task.
- Sire
- Idaho (IRE)
- Dam
- Carabora (FR) by Smadoun
- Owner
- Mrs S Neville
- Foaled
- 25 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Bridgetown, Co Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott 5/29
Maverick Mack is hard to fancy, winless in his last five with a sixth last time out after a pulled up, a brought down and an unseated, and he returns after 62 days off. He has run over today's trip and going, and a third five starts back is the best of it, but 166 lb is a big ask.
- Sire
- Pillar Coral (GB)
- Dam
- Brave Dante (IRE) by Oscar
- Owner
- R Stokes
- Foaled
- 21 May 2021
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 29 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 48%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Philip Donovan
A. Slattery 6/35
Mullaghgloss is a leading danger, having twice finished fourth in his last four completed runs and shown he can win, with a victory five starts back, while he has run on today's going and returns fresh after 22 days. The main risk is that he fell last time out, and he carries 166 lb.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Baileys Partytime (GB) by Aqlaam
- Owner
- Punchestown Friends Syndicate
- Foaled
- 1 May 2021
- Stable
- Thurles, Co Tipperary
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 35 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Phillip Enright
Oliver McKiernan 1/11
No Looking Back arrives fresh from a second last time out just 15 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in his last five, he carries 166 lb, but our top-rated runner (124) is the one to beat.
- Sire
- Kingston Hill (GB)
- Dam
- Holy Vow (IRE) by Luso
- Owner
- Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2018
- Stable
- Rathcoole, Co Dublin
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 11 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 125
P J O'Hanlon
Ian Patrick Donoghue 0/3
Pat's Legacy won two starts back and has run over today's trip and going, but he was unplaced last time out and returns after 180 days off, carrying 166 lb. Our rating of 112 ranks him seventh of 13, a midfield profile.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Shuil Mo Ghra (IRE) by Presenting
- Owner
- Ronan Murphy
- Foaled
- 6 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Clonalvy, County Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 3 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 13%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
Emmet Mullins 1/9
Kelya has slipped to a fifth last time out and a seventh before that, and she returns after 78 days off carrying 159 lb, which makes her hard to fancy. On the plus side, she has run over today's trip and won four starts back, while our figures rank her 12th of 13.
- Sire
- Kapgarde (FR)
- Dam
- Toccata Vallis (FR) by Ballingarry
- Owner
- K Haughey
- Foaled
- 17 Mar 2020
- Stable
- Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 9 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 30%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.